Pornography: The Secret History Of Civilization

Season 1 Episode 2: The Sacred and Profane

Shows how printing was seen as something that turned hitherto acceptable sexual explicit expression into something far more dangerous. Indeed pornography was instrumental in fermenting the French Revolution, with shockingly explicit sexual satire directed at the monarchy. Photography was the greatest leap forward ever in the history of pornography. In the nineteenth century, to ask where pornographic photographs were sold is like asking where you can buy drugs today.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

6

Cast:

Marc Warren, Henri Pachard, Douglas Rushkoff

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

1999

Rating:

3.7